title: Early evolution of plasma soluble TNF-alpha p75 receptor as a marker of progression in treated HIV-infected patients.
abstract: Abstract We evaluated the prognostic value of different mediators of inflammation: TNF-alpha and its soluble receptor p75, platelet-activating factor, and glutathione tripeptide in a case-control study nested within a cohort of 1281 patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) started on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). During the first year of HAART, 16 cases experienced an AIDS-defining event and 6 experienced an evolution of T CD4(+) cell count <100/mm(3). Forty-four controls who did not progress during the same follow-up period were matched for age, baseline CD4(+), and HIV-RNA. In the control group, plasma levels of TNF-alpha and its soluble receptor p75 decreased significantly from baseline to month 4: from 11.0 to 8.7 pg/ml (p < 0.001) and from 27.3 to 22.8 pg/ml (p < 0.003), respectively. Furthermore the decrease of TNF-alpha soluble receptor p75 was larger in nonprogressors than in progressors (p = 0.003). Measurement of TNF-alpha soluble receptor p75 may be of interest as an additional marker of early antiretroviral effect.
authors.affiliation: CHU Bordeaux, 33075 Bordeaux, France and Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 33076 Bordeaux, France. philippe.morlat@chu-bordeaux.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morlat
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clayette
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Derreudre-Bosquet
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ecobichon
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Benveniste
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saves
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leport
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II / Q000097:blood*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha